Bristol, The Bridge And The Church Of St Nicholas 1901
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Looking across Bristol Bridge towards High Street. Dominating this picture is the church of St Nicholas. Bishop Secker's Diocese Book has an interesting comment on the church wardens. Abel Edwards was a profane swearer, blasphemer and drunkard, and John Veal lived in sin with Deborah Orstand. Thomas Williams and George Barrat appear to have kept bawdy houses.

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The High Street - the scene of many stirring events in Bristol's history and the heart of the city - was destroyed and lost forever during the Second World War. As a city with docks and industry at its heart, Bristol was a natural target for German bombing during the Second World War. The German Luftwaffe were able to trace a course up river from Avonmouth using reflected moonlight. This path brought them right into ...see more